Lime-sulfur machine.



II. v. HART c. FI IIIIIISSEY.

LIME SULFUR MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED IuNE 2, I9I6.

Plenwd NOV. 21, 1916.

4 sIIEEIs-IIEET II; v. IIAIII III c. F. IIIASSEY..

LIME SULFUR MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED IIINEz, IsI'e Patented Nov. 21, 1916.

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H. V. HART & C. F. MASS-EY.

LIME SULFUR MACHINE. APPLicATIoN FILED'JUNE 2, 191s.

v Patent'eNoQl, 1916.

4`SHEETS-SHEET 3- H. v. HART @I c. F, MASSEY.

LIME SULFUR MACHINE, APPLICATION FILED JUNE 2. 191e4 Patented Nov. 21, 1916.

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To all whom it may Gemeen:

' Be ii; known that We, Homin V. itl'fimi and CARL F. MASSEY, ciiinens of i., U'niiecl wlbates9 and esiclenis 'of Hagerstown, in `the coimiy of Washington and Seite o2 Meizyland, and l'viin'ehestei, iii/the eounzy of Freilei'iel incl State of Virginie, i'espeetively, have invented :i Certain new. and useful lmpiovemeni in Linie-Sulfur Machin as, of which ehe following is' o. specification.

@ur invention relates izo improvements in ts in Jhe oombinaiions, eeneti'iieiions7 sind. ei'iengements heiein desei'ibecl und elainieo.

An objee of lie invention to pioviile e device which een he economically epei'eizefi for mixing linie :incl sulfur to fiom; ejiieying 'eonipoiimi A fuither object olii ,injveneion is eo provide e device of elle type described 'which takes up Very litle ooni because oit' the feci. that 'she Water heziiei is ieeeiecl above the mixing tank in e position 'io receive heet which would othewise be wasted,

heater fiiinishing' the neeeseeiy supply oi ep .in-eens oi @onetime ing the device, and ehe Seine *time ineens of conveying Jv ei :iiom the heeiingf; tank to the imola A, iuifbhei object oi our in'venzion is 'to provide en einiilioijf sulfur mixer$ which oe i'eefiily moi/'eel ite einply' iis eoniiens imo miiiii benin and which i, pro vided 'with e meehenieei si wing fieviee.

Ueber: objects and mlvenizigee Ywill appear iii ehe eilowing; speci i novel iieefeion. one?. ih ifeeimres of ille invenion wi l pziitieiiieifly pointed oui; in ille eppeniiei claims.

@or invention ie illusie-mei. die aeeoin pany/ing dien/'ings ifoirniing e. oe-..13 of ihis in Carrying om?. ou? iuveiiigion We pioviele e mein easing i Whieh @enigzins emmene@ chemloei' 2 and en ash pil. 3. Disposed in the iop oi the combustion. chamber is e. tank 4 which is the main mixing tank, thistenk having'a semi-cylindrical bottom ix.

Running ehrough ehe tank is e shaft 5 which is disposed'eoneeniiiceliywith respect to elle bottoni 2L", this shaft being journeled et its ends in bearings 5, see Fig. 2.

Rigidly secured te the shaft 5 ere arms 6 Whieh bear stirring blades 7. Arms 8 are also seeuecl to the shaft 5, incl these arms are secured 1to segmental membeis 9 bearing longiigudinelly arfangecl cross liars l which are preierebiy mafie oi1 single ,iien end which ere arranged. to engage the boi-tem 4X, as shown iii Fig. 23'. fin erm ll which projects fiom the shaft 5., is eonneeied by e. pitman with o, eienle the lebten being attached io n. i3, 'which meshes with a. pinion le on e sliziii; Mouneefl on this seme shaft l is e iive pulley i8 which may be 00neste@ witli e oel l? oi' other suitable source of power. The geen 13 is mounted on a, slni, 1 8 which beers e sproekei; Wheel 19. The laiiei is eonneeiecl by e. sproele chain .20 wiizii i spi'oeliei, Wheel 2l on the enel of e shaft which eiiends longitudinally tliiough en auxiliary tank 23, being; jouriizilecl in 4he opposie 'end o3? the tank in beerii'igs 23, Fig. i. v

'Carried the mein easing l are fioul' uprighs E28 hese upiigh-s being in the shape of pipes incl being arranged to supn pori; e. heaiing mink 29. Seemed to the upiighis me luge @ne end oi the shaft 2Q is jou'roeied in one of these lugs and ehe Meer lug; forms o. beaming for e suo Shoji; 2e, see i? which is seemecl to the end of dline tei'il The tank; 23 is therefore pive'el so es ie i'evolve about the axis of ille shaft 22.

li'. will be seen from the drawings ehat the heating tank 29, is Well as the easing l, beers inegzel threaded sockets 30 arranged 6o i'eeeive and to i'etein the ends of `xhe sup- 'poige 28. @ne of these supports 28, see Fig. 5, serves es n. conduit for permitting :How of fili/e1' from the upper tank 29 to the lower ioni: di, o Valve 3l being provided for' controlling` the low. Ai', 32 we have shown a cool: or faucet which is arranged to extend over the auxiliary Lenk 23 so as 0 deliver hoi, Weiter ille letiei tank when desired do se. l

iviil be seen fiom Figs. l, 3 anni e? e Hue 33 communicates at its bottom with the combustion chamber through an opening 33, and at its top with the heating space 31,

r,see Fig. 3, underneath the tank 29, through mixing tank 4. In order to fill the mixing tank to the proper depth, it is only necessary to turn the valve 31. The heat from the combustion chamber comes directly on the bottom ofthe tank l, while that escaping through the flue 33 tends to heat the water in the tank Q9 betore the gases iinally escape to the chimney or stack $35. Water may be drawn from the faucet 32 into the auxiliary tank 23.

Power is supplied through the belt 1T so that the Water and sulfur in the tank 23 are mixed to a paste. At the proper time, depending -upon the consistencyy to which it is desired to bring this paste, the auxiliary tank 23 is inverted, being swung on its pivots and its contents are dumped into the tank 4, which contains the lime and water. Here the mixture of lime and sulfur solution is allowed to boil, and while it is constantly stirred by means ot' the stirring blades 7, the bottom of the tank being kept in constant agitation by means of the Scrapers l0. These parts have an oscillating motion due to the revolution of the crank 13, which transmits movement .to the rock shaft 5 through the pitman l2. When the lime-sulfur solution has reached a proper consistency, it may be drawn oitA through the spout 37.

The device which we have described has several advantages. ln the first place, it takes up very little room, since the hot water tank 29 is supported above the main mixing tank 4. The placing ot' the tank 29 in this position not only secures an economy of room, but it also brings it in position to utilize certain of the waste gases which would otherwise be lost. A 'third feature of placing the tank in this position is that it is raised so as to supply water, when needed, to the main tank or to the auxiliary tank 23 by the means which have' been described.

By hinging the auxiliary tank to the uprights 28, the auxiliary tank is always in position to have the agitating blades 27 driven by the sprocket chain 20, and yet the contents of the auxiliary tank may be easily dumped into the main tank.

We claim:

1. In a lime-sulfur machine, a casing having acombustion chamber, a mixing tank incense carried by said casing, the bottom of the;

mixing tank constituting the top of the com bustion chamber, means for agitating the"y contents of the mixing tank and for simul-I i ing tank, and pipes for supporting sai water heatin tank one of said )i es con-Ik ,i

stituting a conduit for delivering Water from said water heating tank to said mixing tank.

2. In a linie-sulfur machine, a casing having a combustion chamber, a mixingv tank carried by said casing, the bottom of the mixing tank constituting the top of the combustion chamber, mean's for agitating the contents of the mixing tank and for simultaneously scraping the bottom of the tank, a water heating tank disposed above the mixing tank, pipes t'or supporting said water heating tank, one of said pipes constituting a conduit for delivering Water from said water heating tank to said mixing tank, and a Hue extending from said com-A bustion chamber beneath said Water heating tank for heating the water in said tank.

3. In a lime-sulfur machine, a casing having a combustion chamber, a mixing tank carried by said casing, the bottom of the mixing tank constituting the top of the'combastion chamber, uprights carried by said mixing tank, an auxiliary tank hinged to certain of said uprights, an agitator within said mixing tank, an agitator Within said auxiliary tank, and a common means for driving said agitator-s.

4. ln a lime-sulfur machine, a casing having a combustion chamber, a mixing tank carried by said casing, the bottom of the mixing tank constituting the tcp of the combustion chamber, uprights carried by said mixing tank, an auxiliary tank hinged to certain of said ulprights, an agitator Within said mixing tan r, an agitator within said auxiliary tank, a common means for driving said agitators, a vWater heating tank disposed above said mixing tank, pipes carried by said mixing tank for' supporting said water heating tank, one of said pipes constituting a conduit, and means connected with said last named pipes for delivering Water either into the mixing tank or. into the auxiliary tank,'at will.

5. In a lime-sulfur machine, a casing having a combustion chamber, a' mixing tank carried by said casing, the bottom of the mixing tank being semi-cylindrical and constituti the top of the combustion chamber, means or agitating the contents of the mixing tank, comprising a `rock shaft disposed within the tank, an agitating frame carried by said rock shaft, and a segmental scra ing device arranged to engage the bottom o the semi-cylindricaltankand tobe moved during the rotation of the rock shaft.

incense 6. In a lime-sulfur machine, a casing havingfa combustion chamber, a mixing tank carried by said casing, the bottom of the mining tank being'semi-cylindrical and constituting the top of the combustion chamber, means for agitating the contents of the mixing tank comprising a rock shaft disposed Within the tank, an agitating frame carried by said rock shaft, a segmental scraping device arranged to engage the bottom ci' the lsemi*cylindricall tank and to be moved during the rotation of the roch' shaft, and power devices carried by said casing for imparting un oscillatory movement to said rock shaft.

7. .in a lime-sulfur machine, a casing having a combstion chamber, a mixing tank carried by said casing, the bottom of the mixing tank being semi-cylindricai and constituting the top of the combustion chambe' means fon agitating the contents of the nfxing tank comprising a rock shaft disposed Within the tank, an agitating frame carried by said rock shaft, a segmental scraping device arranged to engage the bottom of the semi-cylin rical tank and to be moved during the rotation of the rock shaft, power devices carried by said casing for imparting i an oscillatory movement to Said rock shaft, uprights carried by said'mixing tank, an auxiliary tank hinged to certain of said uprights, an agitating device disposed within said auxiliary tankconsisting of a rotatable shaft provided with agitating blades, and means connected with said power devices for rotating said last named shaft.

. HOMER V. HART. CARL F. MASSEY 

